Schedule for PADI Digital Underwater Photo Course Beginning March 24, 2008

For a complete description of the PADI Underwater Digital Photography course, click here.

Instructors

Jerry Otte (MI-97910)
Dianne Morris (DM-197705)
Kim Maxwell (AI-191700)

Required training materials

PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Manual
PADI Dive Log
PADI Recreational Dive Planner (Wheel, Table or eRDP) (Divers only)

Required equipment for specialty program

For all dives, students must have a mask, fins, snorkel, and appropriate exposure protection. Scuba divers must also have a dive knife/tool, scuba tank, buoyancy control device with low-pressure inflator, weight system, regulator, alternate air source, submersible pressure gauge, depth gauge, timing device and/or dive computer, compass and Recreational Dive Planner for the open water dive.

*Important: PADI instructors have the right to deny any student the right to participate in a dive if that student does not have proper equipment.

Requirements for PADI certification

PADI Digital Underwater Photographer (Level One) - Complete Level One Knowledge Review and one confined or open water skin dive or scuba dive

PADI Digital Underwater Photographer (Level Two) – Complete Level One and Two Knowledge Review and one confined or open water dive and one open water dive.

Class Schedule

Monday, March 24, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Aquatic Adventures, Inc. Orientation and class summary. Introduction to photo equipment.

Monday, March 31, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Aquatic Adventures, Inc. Knowledge Development Session 1: Camera assembly and preparation. Read Section One in the Digital Underwater Photographer Manual and complete Knowledge Review Level One before class.

Monday, April 7, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Aquatic Adventures, Inc. Knowledge Development Session 2: Digital basics and composition. Read pages 35-57 in the Digital Underwater Photographer Manual.

Monday, April 14, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. (Group A)
Klotsche Center. Level One confined water skin dive or scuba dive: Basic composition and white balancing.

Monday, April 14, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. (Group B)
Aquatic Adventures, Inc. Knowledge development Session 3: Working with strobes and digital workflow. Read pages 58-84 in the Digital Underwater Photographer Manual and complete Knowledge Review Level Two before class.

Monday, April 21, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. (Group B)
Klotsche Center. Level One confined water skin dive or scuba dive: Basic composition and white balancing.

Monday, April 21, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. (Group A)
Aquatic Adventures, Inc. Knowledge development Session 3: Working with strobes and digital workflow. Read pages 58-84 in the Digital Underwater Photographer Manual and complete Knowledge Review Level Two before class.

Monday, April 28, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Aquatic Adventures, Inc. Knowledge development Session 4: Underwater photo assessment.

Sunday, June 1, 7:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Pearl Lake, South Beloit, IL. Open water dive.

Important note: This schedule is subject to change. Always confirm confined water and open water locations and times in advance.